2004–05 Iraqi Premier League

The Iraqi Premier League of 2004-2005 kicked off on October 20, 2004. Due to the War in Iraq, many games were suspended during duration, postponed, or canceled.

The 35 teams were split into four groups. At the end of the group stage, the top 3 teams from each group (a total of 12 teams), advanced to the second round, while the bottom 3 in each group were demoted to Iraq's second division league. In the end, 11 teams were relegated.

In the second round, the 12 teams were split into four groups of 3, with teams playing a home and away against each team in its group respectively. The top team in each of the four groups moved on into the playoffs. The four remaining teams played its opponent a home and an away match to determine who plays for the championship game; a one match event held in Baghdad.

The Primary stage

North Division

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	16	8	7	1	+11	31
2	Duhok	16	8	5	3	+11	29
3	Arbil	16	6	6	4	+6	24
4	Zakho	16	6	6	4	-1	24
5	Kirkuk	16	5	5	6	0	20
6	Sirwan (N)	16	4	7	5	-3	19
7	Pers	16	4	6	6	-1	18
8	Sulaymaniyah	16	3	6	7	-12	15
9	Mousel	16	2	4	10	-11	10

Central Division A

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al-Talaba	16	8	4	4	+13	28
2	Al-Naft	16	7	6	3	+9	27
3	Al-Karkh	16	8	3	5	+9	27
4	Al-Kahraba (N)	16	8	2	6	+18	26
5	Diyala	16	6	7	3	+2	25
6	Samaraa	16	6	5	5	-4	23
7	Balad (N)	16	6	3	7	-4	21
8	Al-Ramadi (N)	16	4	4	8	-8	16
9	Salahaddin	16	0	4	12	-35	4

Central Division B

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al-Zawraa	16	12	4	0	+37	40
2	Najaf	16	11	4	1	+26	37
3	Karbalaa	16	8	4	4	+6	28
4	Al-Sinaa	16	7	3	6	+3	24
5	Al-Jaish	16	5	3	8	-4	18
6	Al-Kadhmmiya (N)	16	3	7	6	-9	16
7	Al-Estiqlal	16	4	4	8	-12	16
8	Al-Shuala (N)	16	3	1	12	-23	10
9	Babil (N)	16	2	4	10	-24	10

South Division

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al-Minaa	14	9	2	3	+17	29
2	Kut (N)	14	8	2	4	+1	26
3	Al-Shorta	14	7	3	4	+14	24
4	Samawa	14	6	3	5	+7	21
5	Maysan (N)	14	4	8	2	+3	20
6	Naft Al-Janoob (N)	14	4	4	6	-10	16
7	Nassriya	14	2	3	9	-12	9
8	Basra	14	1	5	8	-19	8

The Elite stage

The 12 advanced teams were split into four groups of 3. Each team played a home and away match against each of its opponent in the group. Top team from each group advanced to the next round.

Group 1

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al Minaa	4	3	0	1	+4	9
2	Karbalaa FC	4	1	1	2	-2	4
3	Duhok	4	1	1	2	-2	4

Group 2

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al Talaba	4	2	2	0	+3	8
2	Al Naft	4	2	1	1	1	7
3	Al Karkh	4	0	1	2	-4	1

Group 3

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al Zawraa	4	2	2	0	+4	8
2	Najaf FC	4	2	2	0	+3	8
3	Al-Shorta	4	0	0	4	-7	0

Group 4

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	4	3	0	1	+6	9
2	Arbil FC	3	2	0	1	1	6
3	Al-Kut (N)	3	0	0	3	-7	0

The Golden Stage (Final Stage)

Semifinals

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3rd Place

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Final

Iraqi Premier League 2004 - 2005 Champion
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 5th title

Notes

Al Quwa Al Jawiya and Al Minaa advance to the AFC Champions League 2006, while Al Talaba advanced to the Arab Champions League.

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